In archive/zip in Go before 1.15.13 and 1.16.x before 1.16.5, a crafted file count (in an archive's header) can cause a NewReader or OpenReader panic.
CVE-2021-33196
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 40(Track)EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation3% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 3%
- EPSS %ILE
- 88%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 2, 2021
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (12)
- cve@mitrehttps://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce
- cve@mitrehttps://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/RgCMkAEQjSI
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00016.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00017.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00021.html
- cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/RgCMkAEQjSI
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00016.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00017.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00021.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-33196(6)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- CVE-2021-33196Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)
CVE-2021-33196
- RHSA-2021:3361Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: Migration Toolkit for Containers (MTC) 1.5.1 security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2021:3229Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Jaeger 1.20.5 security update
- RHSA-2021:2983Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.8.4 bug fix and security update
- RHSA-2021:2984Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.8.4 bug fix and security update
- RHSA-2021:2634Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: go-toolset-1.15 and go-toolset-1.15-golang security and bug fix update
Patch Availability(11)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | openshift-0:4.9.0-202110080828.p0.git.894a78b.assembly.stream.el7 | 2021-10-18 | redhat |
| redhat | openshift-serverless-clients-0:0.23.2-1.el8 | 2021-09-16 | redhat |
| redhat | openshift-serverless-1/svls-must-gather-rhel8:1.17.0-5 | 2021-09-16 | redhat |
| redhat | rhmtc/openshift-migration-velero-rhel8:v1.5.1-4 | 2021-08-31 | redhat |
| redhat | distributed-tracing/jaeger-rhel8-operator:1.20.5-5 | 2021-08-19 | redhat |
| redhat | openshift4/ose-installer:v4.8.0-202107291502.p0.git.1831f62.assembly.stream | 2021-08-10 | redhat |
| redhat | openshift-clients-0:4.8.0-202107292313.p0.git.1077b05.assembly.stream.el7 | 2021-08-10 | redhat |
| redhat | go-toolset:rhel8-8040020210716085908.5081a262 | 2021-08-10 | redhat |
| redhat | openshift-serverless-1/svls-must-gather-rhel8:1.16.0-2 | 2021-07-13 | redhat |
| redhat | openshift-serverless-clients-0:0.22.0-3.el8 | 2021-07-13 | redhat |
| redhat | go-toolset-1.15-golang-0:1.15.13-1.el7_9 | 2021-07-01 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(5 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:9(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| golang-1.7 | 1.7.4-2, 1.7.4-2+deb9u1, 1.7.4-2+deb9u2, 1.7.4-2+deb9u3 | 1.7.4-2+deb9u4 | — |
| golang-1.8 | 1.8.1-1, 1.8.1-1+deb9u1, 1.8.1-1+deb9u2, 1.8.1-1+deb9u3 | 1.8.1-1+deb9u4 | — |
Debian:10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| golang-1.11 | 1.11.6-1 ... 1.11.6-1+deb10u5 (6 versions) | 1.11.6-1+deb10u6 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| golang-1.15 | — | 1.15.9-4 | — |
Go(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| stdlib | — | 1.16.5 | — |
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(6)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2021:2704MODERATE2021-05-25
RHSA-2021:2704 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2021:2705MODERATE2021-05-25
RHSA-2021:2705 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2021:3076MODERATE2021-05-25
RHSA-2021:3076 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2021:3555MODERATE2021-05-25
RHSA-2021:3555 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2021:3556MODERATE2021-05-25
RHSA-2021:3556 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2021:3758MODERATE2021-05-25
RHSA-2021:3758 — Moderate
Data Freshness Timeline
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